[EM] Geographical districts

[Jonathan Lundell]

On Sep 4, 2008, at 2:13 PM, Juho wrote:

> I like natural districts, so one approach would be to let people say  
> and let history decide. The reason why I find "natural" districts  
> natural in politics is that when people feel like they are part of  
> some community it is easier to find consensus and cooperate within  
> that community. And of course the border lines will then follow  
> whatever natural dividing lines there are.

That seems wrong to me, but I don't have anything but subjective  
impressions. Certainly for my local city council and school board the  
community has no more consensus (and perhaps less) than one finds at  
the state level. If anything, differences become more pronounced  
locally.